Essays, Diversions & Rants
This section brings together a collection of my papers, essays and rants previously scattered across a number of different web sites. The topics are Glorantha and roleplaying. They reflect the years I have spent organising conventions and writing scenarios for the Australian roleplaying convention circuit, and haunting the Internet Gloranthan Digest and related mailing lists.
Essays, Diversions & Rants
Do Ducks Have Teeth? - an essay exploring the nature of Gloranthan and roleplaying reality, and suggesting some useful tools for the fantasy ethnographer.
Campaign Myth-Management - Glorantha as mindscape, and some suggestions for making your campaigns mythically resonant.
Other Voices, Other Runes - the Stafford, Perrin and Petersen Principles of gamesmastering in Glorantha.
What the Trickster Taught Me - a light-hearted look at Glorantha and the world-building lessons learned from the Arkati Trickster Shaman who is Greg Stafford.
Therapy Is Fantasy - an anthropology seminar paper on roleplaying, roleplaying worlds, and roleplaying characters.
Directions In Oztralian Roleplaying - a survey of Australian convention roleplaying styles, an examination of systemless roleplaying, and some practical suggestions on preparing and running convention scenarios.